Which countries don't allow telecasting India matches?

There have been instances when several countries did not broadcast an Indian match after they could not seal the media rights. However, being banned totally has never happened in the history of Indian sports. 

In multiple times, federations banned certain disciplines, due to which athletes either could participate under the flag or India lost the hosting rights in the country. But the trend of countries banning India started in 2019. It was Pakistan and then Bangladesh joined the trend.

Pakistan banned IPL

The tension started in 2019 during the Pulwama attack when 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were killed when Pakistan-based group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) targeted a large convoy of over 2,500 CRPF personnel in 78 vehicles, traveling from Jammu to Srinagar.

Following that, India stopped broadcasting Pakistan matches, including the Pakistan Super League. As a reply to that, Pakistan boycotted the Indian Premier League. Situation escalated post the 2025 Pahalgam massacre when the Indian government banned social media accounts of popular Pakistani faces and bands.

India also banned Pakistan's match and Pakistan continued to ban the Indian Premier League. Not only that, PCB brought the PSL behind, which technically clashes with the IPL. However, they reasoned that Pakistan had a crowded calendar, so they had to reschedule PSL.

Bangladesh banned IPL post Mustafizur exit

Following the BCCI’s instruction to Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh government has imposed an indefinite ban on the telecast and streaming of IPL matches. The decision came into effect on January 5, 2026.

According to reports, the BCCI asked KKR to let go of Mustafizur ahead of the IPL 2026 season, scheduled to begin on March 26. The call was allegedly taken at the highest level amid growing political tensions and concerns over violence against minorities in Bangladesh.

Reacting strongly, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said no clear explanation was provided for Mustafizur’s exclusion. The move, they claimed, hurt public sentiment and led to the broadcast ban in “public interest”.

The fallout extended beyond broadcasting. The Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to tour India for the February 2026 T20 World Cup and requested the ICC to shift its matches to a neutral venue, possibly Sri Lanka. India’s tour of Bangladesh later in the year has also been postponed.